Glove Maker at the Hermès Festival des Métiers

On Saturday I visited the Festival des Métiers, where Hermès artisans gave an insight to the house’s craftsmanship and traditional métiers. The exhibition was held at the Hamburg-Museum and I’ve given you a glimpse of what to expect a few days ago here.

The glover maker chooses a leather skin that is large enough for the gloves he wants to make. He checks if it has any kind of flaws and if the glove patterns – that look like huge cookie cutters – fit it. Once he’s found the right skin, he pulls the leather in all directions, streching it, cutting off the ends over and over until he literally feels the leather is right for cutting it in shape.

This is in brief, what the glove maker showed and told us. Of course different models require different patterns, different linings etc. The final touch is the addition of the Hermès stamp and the size.

I hope you’ve enjoyed this little excursion. If you have seen the Festival des Métiers in Hamburg or another city and / or if you’ve written about it and would like me to link to your blog post of this event, please email me your short link to: happyface313 at hotmail dot com.